Increase of productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the association of human resource management and the increase of productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand. The study was conducted in the sample group which included owners of 269 small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand using questionnaires. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, One-way ANOVA, multiple correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The research revealed that the association between human resource management and productivity increase of small and medium enterprises in Thailand was found at a relatively high level. When testing the impact of human resource management on productivity, it was found that human resource management in the areas of recruitment, rewarding, and the protection and maintenance of human resources have an impact on productivity increase of small and medium-sized enterprises in Thailand.